Filament order

It's time for another filament order, lets start off with what materials people would like to see.

Poll Created Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
Material choices Closed Sat 4 May 2024 4:00AM
Our beginning filaments will be:
ASA - Utility
PETG - Utility
TPU - Utility
PLA - Colourful matte
Colour choices will come later depending on the results here.
Give each material a score between 1 and 5 based on how likely you would be to make use of that filament in the space. (5 being more likely)
Results
Results | Option | Points | Mean | Voters | ||
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ASA | 36 | 4.0 | 9 | ||
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PETG - Utilitarian | 31 | 3.4 | 9 | ||
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TPU - Utilitarian | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | ||
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PLA - Colourful Matte | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | ||
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PLA+ - Colourful | 23 | 2.6 | 9 | ||
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PLA+ - Utilitarian | 23 | 2.6 | 9 | ||
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PC-ABS | 21 | 2.3 | 9 | ||
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ABS-GF | 21 | 2.3 | 9 | ||
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ASA-CF | 21 | 2.3 | 9 | ||
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PLA - Multicolour | 19 | 2.1 | 9 | ||
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ABS - Utilitarian | 17 | 1.9 | 9 | ||
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PLA - Colourful Silk | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | ||
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PETG - Colourful | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | ||
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ABS - Colourful | 11 | 1.2 | 9 | ||
Undecided | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 of 10 people have voted (90%)

Fletcher Boyd Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
5 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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4 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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4 - ASA | |
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3 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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3 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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3 - PETG - Colourful | |
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3 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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3 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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3 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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2 - ABS - Colourful | |
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2 - ASA-CF | |
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2 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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2 - ABS-GF | |
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1 - PC-ABS | |
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I mostly like to print colourful stuff.

Ross Minney Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
5 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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5 - ASA-CF | |
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5 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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4 - ASA | |
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4 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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3 - PC-ABS | |
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2 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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2 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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1 - ABS - Colourful | |
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1 - PETG - Colourful | |
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1 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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1 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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1 - ABS-GF | |
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I 3D print more for utilitarian purposes.
Sophie Murday Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
5 - ASA | |
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4 - ABS-GF | |
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3 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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2 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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2 - PETG - Colourful | |
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2 - PC-ABS | |
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1 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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1 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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1 - ABS - Colourful | |
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1 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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1 - ASA-CF | |
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1 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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ASA is awesome and I think having it available in the space is beneficial for a variety of use cases. Pla+ is kind of gross, usually more brittle and moisture absorbing than the non + varieties. Abs GF is good fun and really rigid, good for engineering parts. I don’t print Petg or pla at home, so voting for those because rainbows are cool

Tom White Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
5 - ASA | |
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5 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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5 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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5 - ASA-CF | |
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5 - PETG - Colourful | |
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4 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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4 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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4 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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3 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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2 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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1 - ABS-GF | |
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1 - PC-ABS | |
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1 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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1 - ABS - Colourful | |
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want colours for multi colour prints and ASA for printing stuff to go in cars

Ben Connor Tue 30 Apr 2024 8:32AM
4 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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4 - PC-ABS | |
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4 - ABS-GF | |
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4 - ASA | |
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4 - ASA-CF | |
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1 - ABS - Colourful | |
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1 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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1 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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1 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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1 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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1 - PETG - Colourful | |
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1 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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Also Nylon

Penny Wood Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:03AM
5 - ABS - Utilitarian | |
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5 - PLA+ - Utilitarian | |
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5 - ASA | |
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5 - ABS-GF | |
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5 - PETG - Utilitarian | |
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5 - PC-ABS | |
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4 - TPU - Utilitarian | |
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1 - ABS - Colourful | |
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1 - PETG - Colourful | |
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1 - PLA - Multicolour | |
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1 - ASA-CF | |
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1 - PLA+ - Colourful | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Silk | |
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1 - PLA - Colourful Matte | |
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Largely do utilitarian prints. I feel we have enough colours now! I find PLA too brittle for utilitarian projects.

Fletcher Boyd Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:11AM
@Adam Gardner Added to the poll

Adam Gardner Fri 3 May 2024 10:22AM
@Fletcher Still want me to bring some in for testing? I saw Penny had some spare, but I'm also happy to bring test filament.

Fletcher Boyd Fri 3 May 2024 10:30AM
@Adam Gardner All g, found a few rolls of esun pla+ laying around :)

Adam Gardner Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:08AM
Secondly, I assume 5 is the most used and 1 the least used?

Fletcher Boyd Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:12AM
@Adam Gardner Yep, clarified in poll desc :)

Fletcher Boyd Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:13AM
Also fwiw some stuff might not end up included in this order if we don't have extraction close to done or dry filament storage etc.

Fletcher Boyd Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:15AM
Also added TPU to the list, feel free to update your priorities over the course of the poll :)

Poll Created Fri 3 May 2024 10:32AM
What colours are considered utilitarian? Closed Sun 5 May 2024 4:00AM
For future material decisions Black, Grey, White, Red will be considered utility colours where practical.
Results
Results | Option | Rank | % of points | Points | Mean | ||
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Black | 1 | 24.0% | 47 | 6.7 | ||
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Grey | 2 | 19.4% | 38 | 5.4 | ||
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White | 3 | 18.4% | 36 | 5.1 | ||
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[Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | 4 | 12.8% | 25 | 3.6 | ||
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Red | 5 | 12.2% | 24 | 3.4 | ||
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Blue | 6 | 8.2% | 16 | 2.3 | ||
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Green | 7 | 5.1% | 10 | 1.4 | ||
Undecided | 0% | 0 | 0 |
7 of 10 people have voted (70%)

Fletcher Boyd Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Black | ||
2 - White | ||
3 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | ||
4 - Grey | ||
5 - Red | ||
6 - Blue | ||
7 - Green |
Black/white are great, I like at least one accent colour for text/symbols - not really fussed which colour

Ross Minney Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Black | ||
2 - White | ||
3 - Grey | ||
4 - Red | ||
5 - Blue | ||
6 - Green | ||
7 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green |
Black and White are Core. Grey is nice to have Util. Red is the Artifactory Colour and probably the most useful accent colour.

Adam Gardner Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Black | ||
2 - White | ||
3 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | ||
4 - Grey | ||
5 - Red | ||
6 - Blue | ||
7 - Green |
Agree with other comments. Red is also probably the easiest to contrast/see against black, white and grey.
Sophie Murday Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Black | ||
2 - Grey | ||
3 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | ||
4 - Red | ||
5 - White | ||
6 - Green | ||
7 - Blue |
White is cosmetically utilitarian but structurally quite bad due to the titanium dioxide pigment. Would recommend “natural” in its place. Red is a good accent colour. Black and grey are my main primary colours

Tom White Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Black | ||
2 - White | ||
3 - Grey | ||
4 - Red | ||
5 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | ||
6 - Blue | ||
7 - Green |
pretty much just what everyone else said

Penny Wood Fri 3 May 2024 10:33AM
1 - Grey | ||
2 - Black | ||
3 - [Accent colour] - at least one of red/blue/green | ||
4 - White | ||
5 - Blue | ||
6 - Red | ||
7 - Green |
Grey tends to be the most used utility colour for me as it is neutral. The accent colour shouldn't be too bright, like a dark blue probably.

Fletcher Boyd Mon 17 Jun 2024 10:24AM
With assistance from the management committee we have met the top 6 preferred filament types.
Adam Gardner · Tue 30 Apr 2024 7:07AM
I know we've noted PLA above, but I've also found PLA+ to be excellent to print with. I typically print with PLA+ and PETG most commonly.